Mumbo Gumbo Murder
(A Scrapbooking Mystery)
by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran
About Mumbo Gumbo Murder
Cozy Mystery
16th in Series
Berkley (October 1,
2019)
Hardcover: 320
pages
ISBN-10:
0451489578
ISBN-13:
978-0451489579
Digital ASIN:
B07M75KVSB
A shocking murder strikes a
sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking
Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura
Childs.
It's Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the giant
puppets from the Beastmaster Puppet Theatre are parading through the
French Quarter. Some are very spooky and veiled, others are tall and
gangly, like strange aliens.
As the parade proceeds, Carmela Bertrand and her
best friend, Ava, follow behind, down Royal Street and past the food
booths. Suddenly, they hear a terrible crash from Devon Dowling's
antiques shop. They rush inside to find Devon collapsed with blood
streaming down the side of his face. Has he been shot? Stabbed? 911
is hastily called, and the police and EMTs show up. After the police
examine Devon's body, they tell Carmela and Ava that their friend was
murdered with an icepick. They're shocked beyond belief—and now
Mimi, Devon's little pug, is left homeless.
Carmela and Ava are determined to catch the
murderer, but the list of suspects is long. How long do they have
before they find themselves on the killer's list?
Review: Carmela and Ava are two of my favorite cozy mystery sleuths. I really need to play catch up with this series, because I seem to miss a lot of the books and Carmela and Ava's adventures really aren't to be missed. Truthfully, I'd love to see this series done by a good streaming site. (Not Hallmark)
This book takes place during Jazz fest in NOLA. The setting of these books is why I love this series. The other reason is that unlike the Tea Shop series this one is more wacky and fun and less serious.
The victim is a friend that owns an antique shop, which makes finding out whodunit more personal.
This book was full of wonderful twists and turn and lots of yummy food that you'll want to eat as you read.
Rating: 5 flowers
Review: Carmela and Ava are two of my favorite cozy mystery sleuths. I really need to play catch up with this series, because I seem to miss a lot of the books and Carmela and Ava's adventures really aren't to be missed. Truthfully, I'd love to see this series done by a good streaming site. (Not Hallmark)
This book takes place during Jazz fest in NOLA. The setting of these books is why I love this series. The other reason is that unlike the Tea Shop series this one is more wacky and fun and less serious.
The victim is a friend that owns an antique shop, which makes finding out whodunit more personal.
This book was full of wonderful twists and turn and lots of yummy food that you'll want to eat as you read.
Rating: 5 flowers
About The Authors
Laura Childs is the
New York Times bestselling author of the Tea
Shop Mysteries
, Scrapbook
Mysteries
, and Cackleberry
Club Mysteries
. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own
marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a
professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses,
enjoys fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese
Shar-Pei dogs.
, Scrapbook
Mysteries, and Cackleberry
Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own
marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a
professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses,
enjoys fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese
Shar-Pei dogs.
Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the
pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:
The
Tea Shop Mysteries 
- set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring
Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a
savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s
also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on
coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming
series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery
that is Charleston.
- set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring
Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a
savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s
also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on
coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming
series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery
that is Charleston.
The
Scrapbooking Mysteries
– a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans.
The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in
the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her
friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky
above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness
make their presence known here!
– a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans.
The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in
the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her
friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky
above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness
make their presence known here!
The
Cackleberry Club Mysteries
- set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a
rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three
semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club.
Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a
book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to
the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake
decorating, and a dash of spirituality.
- set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a
rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three
semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club.
Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a
book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to
the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake
decorating, and a dash of spirituality.
Laura’s Links:
Webpage - http://www.laurachilds.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/laura.childs.31
Recipient of both the Agatha and the
Derringer awards, Terrie Farley Moran is
the author of the beachside Read 'Em and Eat cozy mystery series;
co-author of Laura Childs’ New Orleans scrapbooking mystery series;
and has published numerous short stories in Ellery Queen
Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery
Magazine, Mystery Weekly Magazine and numerous
anthologies.
The only thing Terrie enjoys more than
wrangling mystery plots into submission is hanging out with any or
all of her seven grandchildren who reside in New York and Florida.
Terrie’s
Links:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/terrie.moran.9
Blog:
www.womenofmystery.net
Purchase Links: Amazon B&N Kobo Google Play IndieBound
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2 comments:
Laura and I are delighted that you enjoyed MUMBO GUMBO MURDER. Thanks for participating in our Dollycas Tour
Thank you for your review on "Mumbo Gumbo Murder" by Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran and for being part of the book tour.
Fabulous cover! Definitely on my TBR list because I love these author's books. Can't wait for the opportunity to read it.
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